Barrel-cover.



PATENTED MAY 19, 1908.

D. U. MGKEEN.

BARREL COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1 07.

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DELBERT U. MGKEEN, OF TAMA, IOWA.

BARREL-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1908.

App ication filed June 7, 1907. Serial No 377,757.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DELBERT U. MOKEEN, citizen of the United States,residing at Tama, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Covers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to an im proved closure for barrels orlike receptacles and aims to provide a novel form of cover which is sodesigned as to effectively protect the contents of the barrel from rainand dust.

The invention further contemplates the provision of a cover of thischaracter which can be cheaply formed of sheet material and which issufficiently rigid to withstand any hard usage to which it may besubjected.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting .the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cover embodying the invention. Fig.2 is a transverse sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a similarview taken on a plane at right angles to that of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is adetail view showing the construction of the shell.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

Specifically describing the invention the numeral 1 designates the bodyportion of the cover which is of a shape corresponding to that of thereceptacle in connection with which the cover is to be employed, and inthe present instance is shown as circular. An annular rim 2 projectslaterally from the periphery of the body portion 1 and forms a means forengaging the top or upper portion of the barrel or other receptacle. Apair of oppositely extending tongues 3 stamped from the central portionof the top or body portion 1 of the cover and cooperate with each otherand the portion of the cover between the same are bent rearwardly toform the handle 4 which is hollow and constitutes a convenient means formanipulating the cover.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in the'drawin 'sthe tongues 3 are formed by approximate y semi-circular cuts in the top1 of the cover and when bent rearwardly leave a pair of approximatelysemi-circular openings in the top of the cover. In order to prevent rainor dust from reaching the interior of the barrel or receptacle throughthese openings, a shell 5 is applied to the lower face of the top 1 ofthe cover. This shell has a dished formation so as to receive the handle4 and has the edge portions thereof soldered or otherwise connected tothe cover so as to prevent rain or dust from obtaining access to thereceptacle. In the present instance this shell 5 is formed from a pieceof sheet material having a pair of incisions 6 formed in opposite sidesthereof, the edges of the incisions being overlapped to impart a dishedor concave formation to the shell. It may also be noted that the shell 5serves as a reinforcing means for the cover and enables the same towithstand a considerable amount of weight without bending or being inany manner injured. This manner of constructing the cover also has theadvantage of providing a plain upper face which is free from allprojections and therefore permits boxes or like members to obtain a firmseat upon the cover.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A cover of the character described, formed of sheet material andhaving a pair of oppositely extending tongues stamped therefrom, thesaid tongues being bent rearwardly and cooperating with each other andthe portion of the cover between the same to form a handle formanipulating the cover.

2. A cover of the character described comprising a body portion havingopenings formed therein, and a shell a plied to the body portion andformed of a p ate provided in its sides with incisions the edges ofwhich are overlapped to impart a concave formation to the plate.

3. A cover of the character described comprising a body portion havingapproximately semi-circular tongues stamped from opposite sides thereofand bent rearwardly to form a handle, and a shell applied to the innerface of the body portion of the cover and having a concave formation toreceive the rearwardly bent tongues forming the handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DELBERT U. MOKEEN. [L. s.]

